critically assess the impact of ONE important Environmental (“planet”) or Social (“people”) issue critical to the ongoing sustainable development of the organisation.

Your paper must have a clear structure and include: 

• Cover page 

• Abstract (no more than 150 words in a single paragraph) 

• Table of contents (Table of tables/figures if necessary) 

• A declaration of authenticity – confirming that you are the sole author of the assessment and that you have acknowledged all of your 

• List of References cited in the text – at Master level you must use in-text citations to support your arguments and any work cited must appear in the References list at the end of the work. You are required to use the Harvard system for this. 

• You should read the criteria for assessment section below carefully to ensure that within your assessment you have addressed all of the issues for which marks are available.

• Your word count, excluding cover page, abstract, table of contents and reference list no more than 3500 words in total.

Final Assessment

You have been tasked by your board of directors to critically assess the impact of ONE important Environmental (“planet”) or Social (“people”) issue critical to the ongoing sustainable development of the organisation.  

You are required to prepare a report detailing and explaining

• The chosen issue including its origin, emphasising and explaining its impact on and importance for the organisation

• A critical appraisal of the ways in which the organisation is currently implementing strategies for dealing with this issue and other issues of sustainable development, including recommendations for future strategies to be considered by the board. Include in this a critical appraisal of the ways in which tools and theories relating to sustainability are or could be used in your case study

• An appraisal of the ways in which the organisation’s senior and middle management is dealing with leading for sustainability and recommendations for development in this area with particular reference to the issue you have chosen to focus on.

For the case study, you can choose ANY organisation, public, private or not‐for‐profit with which you are familiar or for which you can obtain sufficient information to carry out the task

Ensure that in carrying out your analysis and making your recommendations you SUPPORT what you say by reference, properly cited, to theories/concepts of sustainable/ethical development and leadership. 

Apply as many of the concepts of leadership and sustainability covered in this module as you can. You should recall in summary the concepts you use, but do not spend long describing them – we are looking for APPLICATION of the concepts to your case study, not descriptions of them.

Remember, we are not looking for an essay on environmental challenges, leadership or sustainability, nor for a series of definitions, nor for a summary of the material covered in the module – we are looking to see how well you can use the concepts you have learned about to analyse the operation of your chosen organisation

Another reminder to use the Assessment Criteria (below) as a guide to ensure you cover all the critical areas for which marks are available.

Criteria for assessment:

Criteria Distinction >70% Merit 60-69% Pass 50-59% Fail 40- 49% Bad Fail < 40%

Critically assess competing theories of leadership and evaluate their application to current issues

25% of Marks Full and critical assessment of  all relevant theories in the context of the leadership of the chosen case study Good critical assessment of  most relevant theories in the context of the leadership of the chosen case study Competent assessment of most important theories in context of the leadership of the chosen case study Limited assessment an/or understanding of theories and/or failure to apply to context of the leadership of the chosen case study Little or no understanding or assessment of theories and failure to apply to context of the leadership of thechosen case study

Reflect critically on the contextual complexity of global environmental pressures on countries and individual organisations, and evaluate the resultant challenges for leaders

20% of Marks Sophisticated reflection on the impact of selected issue on chosen case study with full and insightful evaluation of the resultant challenges for leaders in that organisation Appropriate reflection on the impact of selected issue on chosen case study with good evaluation of the resultant challenges for leaders in that organization. Appropriate reflection on the impact of selected issue on chosen case study with some evaluation of the resultant challenges for leaders in that organization. Limited reflection on or lack of understanding of the impact of selected issue on chosen case study and/or  limited evaluation of the resultant challenges for leaders in that organization. Little or no reflection on or complete lack of understanding of the impact of selected issue on chosen case study and/or  little or no evaluation of the resultant challenges for leaders in that organization.

Undertake a critical appraisal of the use of theories and tools of sustainability, such as Lean Systems, the Triple Bottom Line or Environmental Sustainability to address the need for a systematic and evidence-based approach

25% of Marks Full and sophisticated evaluation of the use of sustainability strategies applied by leaders in the chosen organization with particular regard to selected issue. Sound and detailed evaluation of the use of sustainability strategies applied by leaders in the chosen organization with particular regard to selected issue. Appropriate evaluation of the use of sustainability strategies applied by leaders in the chosen organization with limited regard to selected issue. Limited  evaluation of the use of sustainability strategies applied by leaders in the chosen organization and/or limited understanding of those strategies. Very limited or no focus on selected issue Little or no  evaluation of the use of sustainability strategies applied by leaders in the chosen organization and/or little or no understanding of those strategies 

Critically evaluate means for organisations to develop sustainable strategies, and assess the emerging development from corporate social responsibility to shared value

20% of Marks Full and sophisticated analysis of the ways 

in which the chosen organization is addressing issues of sustainability with particular regard to selected issue. Full analysis of the ways in which the chosen organization is addressing issues of sustainability with particular regard to selected issue. Adequate analysis of the ways in which the chosen organization is addressing issues of sustainability with appropriate regard to selected issue. Limited analysis of the ways in which the chosen organization is addressing issues of sustainability Very limited or no focus on selected issue Little or no analysis of the ways in which the chosen organization is addressing issues of sustainability 

Present a paper using language, referencing and presentation that maintains the confidence of the reader in your academic credibility

10% of Marks Fully and appropriately referenced, well presented. Excellent use of language.

Meets all academic conventions.

Bibliography accurate. Very good referencing, well presented and clear use of language and sound use of academic conventions.

Bibliography some minor errors Generally well referenced, well presented and clear use of language but with some errors in academic conventions.

Bibliography

Some errors and omissions Inadequately presented with inconsistent academic conventions. Poor use of language.

Bibliography major errors and omissions Little referenced work, poorly presented and very unclear language with serious errors.

Does not meet academic conventions.

Bibliography very poor, inaccurate, incomplete or not

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